Aflatoxins and Fumonisin Contamination of Marketed Maize, Maize Bran and Maize Used as Animal Feed in Northern Tanzania.
| dc.contributor.author | Nyangi Chacha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mugula J.K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Beed F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boni S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Koyano E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sulyok, M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-02T10:16:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-02T10:16:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-07 | |
| dc.description | This journal article of Agricultural Science and Technology was published by African Scholarly Science Communications Trust. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of total aflatoxin and total fumonisin in maize and maize-based products in Babati, northern Tanzania. A total of 160 samples were collected in 2013-14. Quantification for total aflatoxin and fumonisin was done using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Reveal AccuScan® Neogen, USA) and the results were confirmed using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometer. Aflatoxin was detected in 32% of maize samples (mean 3.4 ± 0.3 µg/kg; range 2.1–16.2 µg/kg) and fumonisin in 39% of samples (mean 5.6 ± 1.40 mg/kg; range 0.4–62.0 mg/kg). Among marketed products, maize bran (used for animal feed) was the most contaminated (2.4 µg/kg aflatoxin and 1 mg/kg fumonisin), followed by whole maize in market stalls (1.9 µg/kg aflatoxin and 0.4 mg/kg fumonisin) and then maize flour (1.4 µg/kg aflatoxin and 0.3 mg/kg fumonisin). Un-marketed maize sorted out by farmers as “bad” and intended for animal feeding was the most contaminated (overall mean aflatoxin and fumonisin levels of 1.7 µg/kg and 7.4 mg/kg, respectively). The results indicate that levels of aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination in marketed maize were within tolerable limits. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Mbeya University of Science and Technology. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1684 5374 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.must.ac.tz/handle/123456789/163 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | AFRICAN SCHOLARLY SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRUST | |
| dc.title | Aflatoxins and Fumonisin Contamination of Marketed Maize, Maize Bran and Maize Used as Animal Feed in Northern Tanzania. | |
| dc.type | Article |